FILE - In this July 23, 2010 file photo, Keith McRobert of Cochise, Ariz., pans for gold through the sand he has dredged out of the Rogue River near Gold Hill, Ore. An Oregon task force is recommending that gold dredging be banned on rivers running through private lands considered essential to the well-being of salmon. On federal lands, the task force recommends gold miners be required to get a special permit after providing documentation that their operations would not harm wild salmon or their habitat. The issue is expected to come before the upcoming session of the Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)